diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml index 8445e3d..7498462 100644 --- a/config.toml +++ b/config.toml @@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ enableRobotsTXT = true weight = 4 url = "posts/" [[menu.main]] - name = "Privacy" + name = "Privacy (UPDATED)" weight = 5 url = "privacy/" diff --git a/content/privacy.md b/content/privacy.md index 02d592d..ebb4e19 100644 --- a/content/privacy.md +++ b/content/privacy.md @@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ title: "Privacy Policy" --- -**_Last updated: May 28, 2022_** +**_Last updated: June 15, 2022_** + +_This privacy policy applies to this website, as well as the free services +mentioned in the [about page]({{< relref "about.md#free-services" >}})._ ## Who we are -This website is owned by Sam Al-Sapti and hosted at [samsapti.dev](/). +This website and the free services are owned and hosted by Sam Al-Sapti. ## What data is collected @@ -22,10 +25,24 @@ Furthermore, the hosting provider of this site is privacy policy, they do not store any log data either. Please refer to their privacy policy for further information. +If you use my SearXNG instance however, the built-in limiter plugin will +collect your IP address in hashed form. Hashing is a one-way encryption +method that allows data to be encrypted, but not decrypted. This means +that the server does not learn your real IP address, but only a one-way +encrypted version of it so that it can detect IP addresses that behave +maliciously and rate limit connections from those. Furthermore, this +database of hashed IP addresses is stored in memory only, and is not +used for any other purpose than rate limiting. A single hashed IP +address is stored for a maximum of 10 minutes after the last request +from it. + ## Cookies -No cookies are used. However, your browser's local storage is used to -save your color scheme preference if you ever change it manually. +No cookies are used on this website. However, your browser's local +storage is used to save your color scheme preference if you ever change +it manually. SearXNG can optionally use cookies to store settings if you +choose to change them from the default. Your settings can alternatively +be stored in a custom URL instead. ## Embedded third party content @@ -33,12 +50,14 @@ Currently no third party content is embedded on this site. ## Analytics -No analytics are used on this site. +No analytics are used on this site. SearXNG measures aggregate +statistics on how upstream search engines perform, but this does not +include any user data. ## Changes to this privacy policy I reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. I constantly keep it up to date with the latest changes. If this policy is changed substantially, I will put a clear notice on the front page -for at least 30 days, and I will also communicate out about the changes +for at least 7 days, and I will also communicate out about the changes via [Mastodon](https://social.data.coop/@samsapti). \ No newline at end of file